Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper
Barry Robert Pepperis a Canadian actor. He is best known for roles such as Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan, Sergeant Michael Strank in Flags of Our Fathers, Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, Roger Maris in 61*, "Lucky" Ned Pepper in True Grit and Jonnie Goodboy Tyler in Battlefield Earth. He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2011, for his role as Robert F. Kennedy in the miniseries The...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 April 1970
CityCampbell River, Canada
CountryCanada
Barry Pepper quotes about
Even if you play a villain, you do an injustice to him if he's just, like, programmed to do those things. It's always more complex.
I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes.
I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses and I'm the youngest of three brothers, so it was a fiercely competitive family.
Several of the actors I've had the good fortune of working with stand out in my mind as 'ultimate'. I guess the obvious would be Tom Hanks, because he really is as fun and as genuine as he comes across in his films and interviews.
It's nice not to be too boring.
If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.
It was sort of his 'Brando' moment - his very 'method' moment. He just absorbed it and continued on.